Golf Course Appraisals Up For Study

DAVIE -- Nine months after voters approved having the town negotiate the purchase of Arrowhead Country Club, Town Council members will review two appraisals that rate the golf course as worth less than the asking price.

On Wednesday the council agreed to discuss the appraisals for $2.5 million and $3.1 million on the 134-acre golf course on June 8.

Earl Morrall, Arrowhead`s owner, is asking $3.4 million for the course.

Council members have been waiting for the appraisals before deciding whether to buy the golf course south of State Road 84 and west of University Drive.

R. Warren Meddof, who represents Morrall, said the $3.1 million appraisal is within the range of previous discussions on the price of the golf course. In 1984, the course was appraised at $2.8 million, he said.

``$3.1 million is a realistic valuation,`` he said.

Council members also scheduled a meeting for June 15 with residents and state Rep. Norm Ostrau, D-Plantation, to discuss the state Department of Transportation`s plans to allow right-hand turns only onto University Drive from Orange Drive.

Last week state officials unveiled plans to build two bridges across the C-11 canal 1,300 feet east and west of University Drive. Motorists on Orange Drive wanting to cross University Drive or turn left at the intersection would cross the bridges over to Griffin Road, which runs parallel to Orange Drive.

Council members Joan Kovac and Monroe Kiar said the state should consider some other way to relieve traffic congestion at the intersection. Kiar said the state plan would cut eastern Davie off from the western side of town.

Ostrau on Tuesday said the plan would alleviate traffic at the two intersections, which are only about 15 yards apart.